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john_n gibbs_n bishop_n booth_n build_v the_o bishop_n stately_a chair_n in_o the_o choir_n of_o his_o church_n which_o be_v finish_v he_o can_v not_o quiet_o sit_v down_o therein_o so_o troublesome_a be_v the_o time_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o civil_a war_n between_o the_o two_o house_n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n hic_fw-la iaceo_fw-la johannes_n keys_n praecantor_n bujus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la &_o fundator_fw-la primus_fw-la missae_fw-la celebrandae_fw-la post_fw-la horam_fw-la decimam_fw-la qui_fw-la obiit_fw-la undecimo_fw-la die_fw-la novembris_fw-la hoc_fw-la anno._n in_o the_o choir_n of_o the_o cathedral_n he_o lie_v bury_v regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 11._o edw._n the_o 4._o an._n d._n 1471._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n richard_n jeffery_n hugh_n germin_n walter_n gervis_n david_n john_n john_n tybott_n john_n bernard_n tertio_fw-la augusti_fw-la die_v richard_n jeffery_n in_o who_o stead_n hugh_n germin_n be_v elect_v mayor_n to_o supply_v that_o office_n for_o the_o remain_a part_n 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whereby_o the_o parishioner_n lose_v their_o land_n the_o chamber_n not_o like_v such_o untrusty_a deal_n of_o any_o of_o their_o member_n call_v he_o before_o they_o and_o find_v that_o he_o have_v betray_v a_o trust_n repose_v in_o he_o for_o the_o poor_a dismiss_v he_o of_o their_o society_n and_o disfranchized_n he_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o city_n regna_fw-la regum_fw-la 15._o henry_n the_o 8._o an._n d._n 1523._o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n john_n symons_n thomas_n hunt_n john_n britnall_n richard_n faux_n roger_n luxton_n john_n holmer_n this_o john_n symons_n die_v 27._o septembris_fw-la be_v tuesday_n and_o the_o next_o day_n after_o his_o election_n and_o thomas_n hunt_n be_v choose_v to_o supply_v the_o office_n until_o william_n hurst_n the_o new_a mayor_n elect_v do_v return_v from_o london_n and_o take_v his_o oath_n in_o who_o absence_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o officer_n then_o choose_v be_v swear_v according_a to_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o city_n bishop_n 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